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//-->REPUTATIONS:ADMIRAL SIR JOHN JELLICOERBRITAIN’S BEST SELLING MILITARY HISTORY MONTHLYPLUS:Great Escaper’sRolex WatchFalklands War:Argentine Air LossesDunkirk: GermanPerspectiveHeroism of LoneSoldier at ColitoKILLER’S VCTANKThe MightyTyphoonValentine's DayCasualty DuoDAD’S ARMY SHIP’S KOREANVEHICLESADVENTUREImprovised Last-DitchArmoured CarsAussie Warship RunsCommunist GauntletFEBRUARY2016ISSUE 106UK£4.50From theEditor...WE ADMIT that the release this month of the Dad’s Army feature film did rather trigger ourthought processes in the direction of The Home Guard, along with a realisation that it is atopic which doesn’t often get much attention in these pages. So, time to rectify that.Of course, the whole concept of the original TV series was to poke endless fun at the Home Guard although itwas true to say that from its very origins it became the butt of fun and outright derision. After all, reasoned many,how on earth were a bunch of old men and boys going to stop Hitler’s Panzer divisions with bayonets strapped towooden poles or petrol bombs in milk bottles? Certainly, there was a comic air to the whole organisation. From thevery outset, this impromptu army was originally called Local Defence Volunteers. For short, this was LDV and thissoon earned the hapless part time soldiers a sobriquet: Look, Duck and Vanish. It was hardly an auspicious note onwhich to found this volunteer army, but it was the foundation, too, of the popular comedy series which generationscame to know and love. Despite the comical image of The Home Guard, though, it was all in deadly earnest and ourfeature on improvised Home Guard vehicles demonstrates forcefully the desperate nature of the times. Interesting,then, to discover what real versions of Lance Corporal Jones’ butcher’s van looked like.Don’t panic! We can show you some of themin this month’s issue.Andy Saunders(Editor)EDITORIALEditor:Andy SaundersAssistant Editor:John AshEditorial Correspondents:Geoff Simpson, Alex Bowers, Mark Khan, Rob PritchardAustralasia Correspondent:Ken WrightEDITORIAL ENQUIRIESBritain at War Magazine, PO Box 380, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 9JATel:+44 (0)1424 752648 oremail:contact@britainatwar.com.Assistant EditorJohn AshADVERTISING ENQUIRIESFor all aspects of advertising in‘Britain at War’Magazineplease contact Alison Sanders, Advertisement Sales ManagerTel:+44 (0)1780 755131 oremail:alison.sanders@keypublishing.com‘Britain at War’Magazine is published on the last Thursday ofthe preceeding month by Key Publishing Ltd. ISSN 1753-3090Printed by Warner’s (Midland) plc.Distributed by Seymour Distribution Ltd. (www.seymour.co.uk)All newsagents are able to obtain copies of‘Britain at War’fromtheir regional wholesaler. 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The publishers will be glad to make good infuture editions any error or omissions brought to their attention.The publication of any quotes or illustrations on which clearancehas not been given is unintentional.We are unable to guarantee the bonafides of any of our advertisers.Readers are strongly recommended to take their own precautionsbefore parting with any information or item of value, including,but not limited to, money, manuscripts, photographs or personalinformation in response to any advertisements within this publication.DESIGNArt Editor:Dan JarmanCOMMERCIALExecutive Chairman:Richard CoxManaging Director/Publisher:Adrian CoxCommercial Director:Ann SaundryAdvertisementSales ManagerAlison SandersGENERAL ENQUIRIESFor general enquiries and advertising queries please contact the main office at:Britain at War Magazine, Key Publishing Ltd, PO Box 100, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 1XQTel:+44 (0)1780 755131 orFax:+44 (0)1780 757261PRODUCTION AND MARKETINGProduction Manager:Janet WatkinsGroup Marketing Manager:Martin SteeleSUBSCRIPTIONS, BINDERS AND BACK ISSUESBritain at War,Key Publishing, PO Box 300, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 1NAEmail:orders@keypublishing.comArt EditorDan Jarman@britainatwarSUBSCRIPTIONS, BINDERS AND BACK ISSUES HOTLINE+44 (0)1780 480404 or order online at www.britainatwar.comhttps://www.facebook.com/britainatwarmagwww.britainatwar.com© Key Publishing Ltd. 2016FEATURES18 ReputationsImperial War Museum Historian,Peter Hart, takes a look the RoyalNavy’s Commander-in-Chief at theBattle of Jutland and his subsequentNaval career in our occasionalfeatures examining the reputations ofwartime leaders.40 The Home Guard’sArmoured CarsThe most famous Home Guard vehicleis surely the fictional Lance CorporalJones’ butcher’s van in ‘Dad’s Army’but the 1940 reality was not very farfrom the fiction. Alexander Nicol looksat some of reality. Certainly desperatemeasures for desperate times!A subscription to Britainat War makes a greatgift idea. See pages64 and 65for details.GREATGIFTContentsISSUE 106FEBRUARY 201648A Stranger to Fear4www.britainatwar.com66The Silent Sound of Defeat48 A Stranger to FearEditor’s ChoiceArmed with only a revolver, Nigel Leakey single-handedly tookon a squadron of tanks to turn the tide of battle 75 years agoand earned a Victoria Cross. Steve Snelling charts a story ofbravery during the Abyssinian campaign.During the early summer of 1940 Dunkirk became amaelstrom of destruction until the last British ship had left.We look at the aftermath through the eyes of a young Germanofficer and a remarkable set of photographs.During the Korean War an Australian frigate, HMASMurchison, sailed up a river on the front line, with UN troopson one bank and Communist forces on the other. John Ashdescribes how the vessel managed to shoot herself out of adeadly Chinese trap.During the Falklands War a number of Argentine aircraftwere lost over the islands and Gordon Ramsey examines aselection of these in a fascinating feature article and visitssome of the crash sites where remains of the downed aircraftmay still be found.66 The Silent Sound of Defeat78 Without a Paddle28 Valentine's Day Engagement98 Eject! Eject!When two RAF Typhoon pilots set out on St Valentine’s Dayin 1943 to provide air cover for a pair of MTBs in trouble offthe French coast they encountered trouble themselves. MarkCrame tells the tragic story.REGULARS6 NewsNews, Restorations, Discoveries and Events from around the World.Your letters, input and feedback.A British soldier inspects captured enemy artillery pieces taken as‘spoils of war’ after some particularly heavy fighting.In our continuing series in which we look at some of Britain’s warmemorials with the War Memorials Trust, Geoff Simpson visitsAshbury in Oxfordshire.In the second of our series, Phil Jarman looks at a recruiting posterborn out of the German bombardment of Scrarborough.We chart some of the principal events of the First World War, onehundred years ago, on a monthly basis. This month we reachFebruary 1916.Our regular look at new books and products, including our Bookof the Month, ‘Fritz & Tommy’, a study of the British and Germanexperience on the Western Front 1914-1918.As the First World War rolled on, so announcements of British and❅Commonwealth gallantry awards inexorably increased in The LondonGazette. This month we examine some of those announced in❅February 1916. Lord Ashcroft also selects his ‘Hero of The Month’.38 Fieldpost76 Image of War89 War Memorials90 War Posters96 First World War Diary92 Recon Report108 Great War GallantryCOVER STORY❅Sqn Ldr 'Stapme' StapletonDFC of 247 Sqn attacks Germanrailway targets in his Typhoon on28 November 1944 with rocketsand cannon. In this action, onelocomotive was destroyed andfifteen trucks 'blew up with alarge red flash.' From a paintingby Mark Postlethwaite. (See ourTyphoon feature on page 28 whichlooks at this remarkable aircraft.)114 The First World War in Objects❅This month we look at the most feared of all First World War officialcommunications; the chilling telegram sent out to notify next of kinof the death of a loved one on active service.NEWS FEATURES16 Lee Miller ExhibitionLee Miller was among World War Two's most notablephotographers. We review an exhibition of her work at theImperial War Musuem including her iconic 'Hitler's Bath' image.www.britainatwar.com5
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